Tony Osbaldiston was appointed as a non-executive director with effect from 19 July 2014 and is chairman of the audit committee.

A chartered accountant having qualified with PwC, Tony was previously finance director of Max Factor UK, Volvo Cars UK, Raymarine plc and FirstGroup plc. He was also deputy group chief executive officer and chief executive officer of FirstGroup America.

Tony has been a non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of BSS Group plc, chairman of the remuneration committee of Synstar International plc and non-executive director and chairman of the audit and risk committee of the Serious Fraud Office. He is currently chairman of Encon, the insulation and building products distributor.